7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Lost Dog Dunn Loring. Poured a pitch black, like oil with a small but dense brown head. Aroma was dark, chocolate and roasted malt, touch of pine and hops. Flavor had a nice balanced malt to hop character, something missing in a lot of black IPA beers, as the bitterness is pretty well balanced out in this. Alcohol is masked almost entirely in this one, no boozy notes at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2014
at 16:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle pours a hazy, mahogany black with some thin, beige head. Nose of bread crust, pine, vegetal, toast, soap. Flavor is roasty, toasted bread, a little coffee, light black pepper. Roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2014
at 14:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized frothy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of pale wheat, spice, spicy hops. The taste is pale crackery malts, stone fruits, spicy hops. Thin-medium bodied, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2014
at 14:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at lost dog cafe in McLean VA. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Aroma of pumpkin pie spice. Light pumpkin flavors with some smooth caramel malt. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation. Smooth, slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2013
at 13:23
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Cider vinegar, tomatoes, persimmon nose. Cloudy amber, thin head. Harsh mouthfeel. Dry, vinegar and nutmeg flavor. Everything I dislike about pumpkin beers in one bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2013
at 17:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Nice looking beer - hazy orange with a big dense white head. Lovely fresh peaches aroma. Flavor is wheaty, a bit tart, peachy, with some bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied, lively carbonation. Flavor is not as good as the great aroma, but still it’s a rather pleasant fruit beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2013
at 11:34
5/10
Belgian yeast? That's a bit funky
Tried
on 15 Oct 2013
at 19:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/27/2013. Pours moderately hazy bright orange amber color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of pumpkin, pear, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, toast, wheat, floral, and yeast earthiness. Ok aromas with huge spice presence and decent malt balance; with good strength. Taste of pumpkin, pear, cinnamon, toast, clove, nutmeg, wheat, floral, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of pumpkin, pear, cinnamon, toast, clove, nutmeg, wheat, floral, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice and well balanced pumpkin, malt, and spice flavors; with solid complexity and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a moderately creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a solid pumpkin ale. Balanced malt, pumpkin, and slice flavors; and easy to drink for the ABV. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 17:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught @ Smoke & Barrel, Washington, D.C. Pours slightly hazy light amber with airy white head. Clear vinous aroma with notes of yeast and hops. Clear taste of pumpkin and malt with subtle vinous and grainy touches. Rough finish. OK but rather watery.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2013
at 19:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Woody brown with a huge, light tan head. Nutty, chocolate aroma. Malty, creamy chocolate, caramel. Sweet, roasty.... Not bad.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 17:21